[Federal Register: March 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 59)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request
March 21, 2005.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following information
collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review procedures, to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval is being requested by April 14, 2005.
A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Department of Labor Departmental Clearance
Officer, Ira L. Mills (202) 693-4122.
Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. The Office of Management and Budget is
particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
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Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Type of Review: Emergency.
Title: Trade Act Participant Report.
OMB Number: 1205-0392.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
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Annual
TAA burden national Hours per TAPR Annual TAPR Applicable Annual TAPR
participants record burden hours hourly rate burden dollars
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Data Collection................. 30,000 0.3 9,000 $32.50 $292,500
TAPR Submission................. 50 2.5 500 32.50 16,250
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.............. .............. .............. .............. $308,750
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Total Burden: 9,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $ 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $ 308,750.
Description: On June 16, 1998, OMB approved a Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) compliant performance and
participant outcomes data collection system for the Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) program. This system was revised in 2000 and is now
known as the Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR). States implemented
the TAPR beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 1999 (October
through December, 1998), and have continued to collect and report data
every quarter since then. The current TAPR reporting requirements will
expire in November 2005.
This is a request to revise the current TAA program reporting
requirements to reflect expanded program and services implemented under
the Trade Act of 2002 and include data elements necessary for assessing
state progress against common measures of performance beginning October
1, 2005. In 2002, under the President's Management Agenda, OMB and
other Federal agencies developed a set of common performance measures
to be applied to certain Federally-funded employment and training
programs with similar strategic goals. Although the common measures are
an integral part of ETA's performance accountability system, these
measures provide only part of the information necessary to effectively
oversee the workforce investment system. ETA will continue to collect
from states and grantees data on program activities, participants, and
outcomes that are necessary for program management and to convey full
and accurate information on the performance of workforce programs to
policymakers and stakeholders.
The value of implementing common measures is the ability to
describe in a similar manner the core purposes of the workforce
system--how many people found jobs; did people stay employed; and did
earnings increase. Multiple sets of performance measures have burdened
states and grantees as they are required to report performance outcomes
based on varying definitions and methodologies. By minimizing the
different reporting and performance requirements, common performance
measures can facilitate the integration of service delivery, reduce
barriers to cooperation among programs, and enhance the ability to
assess the effectiveness and impact of the workforce investment system,
including the performance of the system in serving individuals facing
significant barriers to employment.
This revision to the TAA program reporting system identifies a
minimum level of information collection that is necessary to comply
with Equal Opportunity requirements, holds states appropriately
accountable for the Federal funds they receive, including common
performance measures, and allows the Department to fulfill its
oversight and management responsibilities.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6117 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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